Game Time: 7:05pm
Record: 0-2 Era: 9.20 K: 10 BB: 10 WHIP: 1.91
Mets Notes:
- Redding had his second successive rough outing Saturday against the Marlins, allowing seven earned runs on eight hits in four innings-plus. After a solid six innings in his first start, Redding now has allowed 13 earned runs in his two subsequent starts, encompassing 8 2/3 innings. Now he returns to Washington, his baseball home for the 2007 and 2008 season. He produced a 6-7 record and 5.61 ERA in 18 starts and 94 2/3 inning in Nationals Park last season. Josh Willingham has a .385 average and two home runs in 13 career at-bats against Redding.
- Facing the Nationals (14-37) may help the Mets. New York has won 12 of the last 15 meetings, going 5-2 in the nation’s capital.
- The Mets swept Washington in a three-game set from May 25-27, improving to 5-1 this year against the NL East rivals with all the games played in New York.
LINEUP
Alex Cora, SS
Luis Castillo, 2B
Carlos Beltran, CF
David Wright, 3B
Daniel Murphy, 1B
Fernando Tatis, LF
Fernando Martinez, RF
Brian Schneider, C
Tim Redding, P
Record: 5-1 Era: 5.62 K: 26 BB: 23 WHIP: 1.42
Nationals Notes:
- Shairon Martis’ troubles with his command finally cost him with his first loss of the season Saturday against the Phillies. Martis took a 3-1 lead into the third inning, but gave up two hits and a walk to load the bases and then surrendered a grand slam to Ryan Howard. Martis finished the night with two walks and one strikeout in four innings, allowing seven runs. He threw just 42 strikes in 71 pitches. In Martis’ last four starts, he’s walked 10 batters with just seven strikeouts, and in his last 16 innings he’s allowed 17 earned runs.
- The Nationals are mired in a 4-20 stretch that includes a 3-11 home record. They lost twice Thursday, falling 5-1 to San Francisco as Randy Johnson became the 24th pitcher to win 300 games, and followed that with a 4-1 defeat after rain halted the contest in the sixth.The rookie right-hander lasted just four innings Saturday, allowing seven runs and seven hits, including two homers, in a 9-6 loss at Philadelphia.Martis didn’t fare well in his only career start against the Mets on Sept. 17, getting reached for six runs and five hits – three homers – in three innings of a 9-7 home loss.
LINEUP
Christian Guzman, SS
Nick Johnson, 1B
Ryan Zimmerman, 3B
Adam Dunn, LF
Elijah Dukes, CF
Austin Kearns, RF
Josh Bard, C
Anderson Hernandez, 2B
Sharion Martis, P
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19 comments
Kingman 26
6/5/2009-7:07pm at 7:07 pm (UTC -4)
Geez, Redding and Youkilis–separated at birth??
Of course, Redding was also separated from his talent at birth….
rustyjr
6/5/2009-7:08pm at 7:08 pm (UTC -4)
Add rick white to that .. They could be triplets
Kingman 26
6/5/2009-7:10pm at 7:10 pm (UTC -4)
Ha! Yes, the triplets! Too bad we never had the good one….
rustyjr
6/5/2009-7:21pm at 7:21 pm (UTC -4)
I know – can u believe youk Is a member of the tribe LOL
Kingman 26
6/5/2009-7:25pm at 7:25 pm (UTC -4)
Yeah, he is definitely one of the finest baseball-playing tribesmen since Koufax!
rustyjr
6/5/2009-7:27pm at 7:27 pm (UTC -4)
No that goes to David newhan :-p
rustyjr
6/5/2009-7:07pm at 7:07 pm (UTC -4)
Help I’m stuck in the outskirts of Philly – send a rescue party !!!!
Kingman 26
6/5/2009-7:10pm at 7:10 pm (UTC -4)
Damn, well the outskirts of Philly surely are better than Philly itself!! Watch your back buddy!
rustyjr
6/5/2009-7:13pm at 7:13 pm (UTC -4)
I’ve already been harrassed by gap tooth philthy fans playin banjos long – help me !!!
Kingman 26
6/5/2009-7:15pm at 7:15 pm (UTC -4)
Just use ANY words with more than two syllables—it will confuse them and they will run away…..
rustyjr
6/5/2009-7:15pm at 7:15 pm (UTC -4)
LOL
stickguy
6/5/2009-8:02pm at 8:02 pm (UTC -4)
well, thats where I live (the Jersey side). So if you are nearby, stop in and have a brewskie.
stickguy
6/5/2009-8:06pm at 8:06 pm (UTC -4)
well, the offense isn’t doing much (about what you would expect from this line up!), BUT REDDING DOESN’T SEEM TO BE AS BAD.
AND GOOD NEWS, LOOks like they will get into the nats pen early.
metsfan4decades
6/5/2009-8:36pm at 8:36 pm (UTC -4)
How come we can get 5 runs in a blow out but can’t get 2 runs with good pitching on the mound? Sigh……
stickguy
6/5/2009-9:19pm at 9:19 pm (UTC -4)
man, this offense stinks.
metsgirl31
6/5/2009-9:23pm at 9:23 pm (UTC -4)
what offense?
metsfan4decades
6/5/2009-10:30pm at 10:30 pm (UTC -4)
Well, FINALLY.
For a while there, I just couldn’t see the problem with the complaints Manny has with this BP. They were looking pretty good to me there for awhile – lol.
And how great is it that this year, when we have a lead and KRod comes in, we know it’s a done deal? In KRod, we believe.
metsfan4decades
6/5/2009-10:31pm at 10:31 pm (UTC -4)
Uh, and kudos to Redding. He loved pretty good tonight.
CaseStreet
6/5/2009-10:35pm at 10:35 pm (UTC -4)
he “loved” good? hmm